Since 1945, Norway has participated in 24 UN peacekeeping operations. More than 50,000 Norwegian troops and 750 police officers have served in these operations.
27/06/2008 :: As of June 2008, Norway is engaged in seven UN peacekeeping operations, three NATO-led operations and one international military operation.
Ongoing UN-led operations (”Blue helmets”) as of June 2008:
Force; number of personnel (military, unarmed observers or civilian police):
UNMIK, Kosovo: 1 military, 10 police
UNTSO, Israel/Lebanon/Syria/Egypt: 12 military
UNAMID, Darfur: 6 military, 6 police
UNMIL, Liberia: 12 police
UNMEE, Ethiopia/Eritrea: 2 military
UNMIS Sudan: 24 military, 4 police
UNAMA, Afghanistan: 2 military
Total: 47 military, 37 police
UN-led peace operations with Norwegian personnel
UN-mandated peace operations:
ISAF + NCC, Afghanistan: approx. 585 military
KFOR, Kosovo: 9 military
Other international operations:
MFO, Sinai: 6 military
OSCE, Tajikistan: 1 military
NATO HQ Sarajevo, Bosnia: 7 military
UN peacekeeping operations that Norway has participated in since 1948:
UNTSO, UN Truce Supervision Organization (Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Areas) 1948
UNMOGIP, UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan 1949–1994
UNOGIL, UN Observer Group in Lebanon 1959
ONUC, UN Operation in the Congo 1960–64
UNIFIL,UN Interim Force in Lebanon 1978–1998
UNIIMOG, UN Iran-Iraq Observation Mission 1988–1991
UNAVEM I + II + III, UN Angola Verification Mission 1989–1997
UNIKOM, UN Iraq/Kuwait Observation Mission 1991–1994
UNPROFOR, UN Protection Force (Former Yugoslavia) 1992–1996
UNOSOM I + II, UN Operation in Somalia 1992–1994
UNPREDEP,UN Preventive Deployment (Macedonia) 1995–1999
UNMOP, UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka 1996–2002
MONUA, UN Observer Mission in Angola 1997–1999
UNAMSIL, UN Mission in Sierra Leone 1999–
UNTAET, UN Transitional Administration in East-Timor 1999–2002
UNMIK, UN Administrative Mission in Kosovo 1999–
MONUC, UN Organisation Mission in DR Congo 1999–2003
UNMEE, UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 2000–
UNMISET, UN Mission in East Timor 2002–2005
UNAMA, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan 2002–
UNMIL, UN Mission in Liberia 2003–
UNMIS, UN Mission in the Sudan 2005–
UNMIN, UN Mission in Nepal 2005–2008
UNAMID, African Union/UN Hybrid operation in Darfur 2007–